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A temporary fix and not best solution, I agree. The kitchen is to be upgraded/refurbed in a few months, so it should be good in the meantime. Of course, if I manage to remove the old sink waste outlet , I will renew it.

Haven't been back to review yet but this is what I have in mind to do If the strainer pipe is long enough. would like your opinion please:-

Hi, Madrab. There is definitely only one item protruding through the bottom of the sink bowl. A tailpiece of about 1.5in long with a diameter of about 43mm from top to bottom to fit a 40mm trap. With no visible means of securing the strainer to the bowl, I am now thinking it may have been...

Thanks for your reply. The problem is at my sister's house, 12 miles away and I have to revisit. I have capped it off temporarily and will go back to re-examine soon. In the meantime, I am looking for advice / suggestions.

Can anybody help to solve this issue ? See picture attached:-

The house is about 50 years overdue for a rewire, the main part having old fabric covered wiring and huge china fuse carriers. There are some flush 13A sockets fed from 5A lighting circuit, A nightmare scenario and difficult to diagnose problems. Would be immediately condemned if subjected to a...

College course? I am 74 years of age but still keep up with electronics and computing to maintain my grey matter in good health

Used multimeter for testing, not neon screwdriver. The property has a kitchen extension with separate fusebox but the failed lighting is in the old part of the house where a shower room has been installed replacing a pantry or something. My experience is in electronics, not domestic wiring and...

Q1: About a week I am told. Q2: The bayonet holder was damaged when somebody tried to renew the bulb , thinking that was the reason for the light not working. It was baked and brittle through age. 3: Above the ceiling is an outside flat roof. I have no idea of the cable...

3 light fittings at my sisters house have no Live feed. An attempt to renew a bulb has resulted in breakage of a baked batten bayonet bulb holder and I have gone there to renew it but find that there is no Live on the loop which has 3 red wires. Assuming a blown fuse, I have checked all visible...

Thanks JohnD. Don't know when I will visit the site but will bear that in mind.

I haven't yet disconnected any pipework, there is hardly any room behind the boiler to get at the flow/return pipe unions which would make it difficult to drain anything off downstairs. All the other joints, apart from entry/exit to the cylinder coil are soldered. The valve upstairs in the...

Boiler make and model (Pottererton Netaheat Mk2) is already mentioned in my post. If the Drayton Thermostatic valve was in any way to blame, why would it not be always at fault and impede the primary circulation when the heating control box is set to "Water only", when the gravity flows and...

I would be very grateful for any suggestions to cure a problem in a domestic CH system located in the home of a relative of mine. The system is gravity water, pumped heating. Boiler is Potterton Netaheat Mk2. It has in the loft, an open vented copper cylinder with an integral ballcock...

Agile. Yes,15mm. Short route, not insulated. Mysteryman. Noted what you say and doing it. I should point out that the delay is not excessive and is no inconvenience to me. Visitors may ponder a bit when washing hands after using toilet or whatever. I have researched...

Thanks for all the quick replies. My internet searches show the combi water wastage to be a big issue globally but of little interest to many. The suggested "CombiSave" device has attracted my attention and I will take a look at it. Why can such a device not be incorporated in the boiler unit...

[ I have very recently had my old central heating system removed completely and replaced with a new installation of a Combi Condenser boiler with all new radiators and all pipes upgraded from 6mm to 15 mm. The hot water storage cylinder and replenishment tank have been disposed of...

Thanks for your time aptsys. A new search this morning has found the 7Ah batts for half the Maplins price @ Newey & Eyre local branch so I am well pleased and can now close this thread. Thanks to all.

electronicsuk, The Lift/Close activator has to be low voltage to comply with regs, in this case 24V. DC. Up/Down is determined by polarity via the respective external buttons. Heavy current is drawn to lift or close the metal store lid and attached front, so a simple stepdown transformer...

Thanks all. Aptsys, you're right! Maplins price: 2X 12V 7.2AH is £60 Electical wholesaler: 2X 12V 6.0 AH is £25 The Physical sizes are idendical. Hence my question. Just wondered if the 6.0AH batts would be good enough, saving £35. Lectrician...